The Old Kaohsiung Railway Station, Kaohsiung is an excellent place for Sightseeing in Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung City is situated in the south and is the second largest in Taiwan. The Old Kaohsiung Railway Station, Kaohsiung is one of the favorite Tourist Attractions in Kaohsiung.
The Old Kaohsiung Railway Station, Kaohsiung is situated at the central point of the north-south and east-west axes of the city. This Kaohsiung Attraction is 400.4 km away from the starting point of Keelung Station. The station covers 7.4 hectares of area and is the final stop of TRA West link Line. It was the initial stop of Pingfang Line and Harbor-front Line. Since it was both a "final stop" and "initiating" site the situation was an important land transportation center of Kaohsiung metropolis.
The Old Kaohsiung Railway Station in Kaohsiung was formally completed in 1940. This 3-story station was once a landmark of the city. But with modernization the city planned to have three-rail co-structure and this old station's survival faced a crisis. Since the Old Kaohsiung Railway Station was here for over 64 years it was an important landmark in the city. It had a rich value in terms of construction, historical position and emotional memories.
So the preserving plan for the Old Kaohsiung Railway Station, Kaohsiung was commenced under the consistence of TRA. It was decided that the station will be moved, so for 14 days, from August 16 till 29, 2002 the original station was moved. It was moved 82.6 m away towards the southeastern direction with a speed of 60 cm per hour. The Old Kaohsiung Railway Station, Kaohsiung was planned to be a "Visionary Museum" which will display the relative information about the train station. After the construction of the three-rail co-structure, the station will be moved back to its original location. The museum has 10 themes namely -
- Scenic Postcards Area
- Multi-function Display Area
- Multi-media Historical Gallery
- Metropolitan Plan City Government Policy Display Area
- 3D Virtual Interactive Area
- Guest Book
- Wind-blessing Square
- Conservation Wall
- Visionary Bridge
The Old Kaohsiung Railway Station, Kaohsiung was built during the city rapid development in 1940. It was built during Japanese rule and was the last completed one of Taiwan West link Line. The interiors of the station have a western style while the appearance had a Japanese grand temple or royalty use design. The "Tangbofong" roof had the design of the Chinese Tang-Dynasty style. The shape looked like the emperor's hat and was then called the "Emperor-hat-style" architecture.
Online information on Old Kaohsiung Railway Station, Kaohsiung is provided by travel.mapsofworld
| 
